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also loury
as in lowering
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Adjective
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In certain pockets, across some EU countries, this sort of geo-arbitrage or the existence of golden visas are viewed as negative, because of the view that expats can price locals out of the market for rents and cost of living.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025 -
In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na’vis examples.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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In many areas along and east of the Mississippi River, heat index values could soar to between 110 and 115 degrees — the kind of oppressive heat that can quickly turn dangerous without proper precautions.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Sweltering under a heat dome that brought oppressive triple-digit temperatures and humidity to large swaths of the Midwest and East Coast, average daily highs in Chicago topped 84.1 degrees in June, 3.7 degrees above normal.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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Petsch visited the annual celebration of all things fan culture to promote the The Strangers: Chapter 2, which picks up where Chapter 1 left off — with Petsch's Maya seemingly saved from the titular Strangers' demented attack, but with the menacing Scarecrow still hunting her down.—
Ryan Coleman Updated,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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But in the second half, Sporting KC was more threatening and got two goals back thanks to penalty kicks from Dejan Joveljic and Santiago Muñoz.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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And that turned Guatemala’s 80th-minute goal into a massively threatening moment.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Then Pike makes another grim discovery: a desiccated human leg.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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The hunger alert and the new death toll are grim milestones in a conflict that began almost two years ago when Hamas attacked Israel, sparking an offensive that has laid waste to much of the enclave and ignited hostilities across the region.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Dull mirror and drab metal passed sickly fluorescence between them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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Sharing the same drab corridors is Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing a health insurance executive Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024 in Manhattan.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Kyle, who passed away in 2016, was a proper ‘dour Scotsman’.—
Felipe Schrieberg,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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If anything, this dour assessment proved overly optimistic: After six months and a multitude of rejections from US banks, Khan gave up.—
Joel Khalili,
Wired News,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The only other real difference was that the no-sugar version looked shinier and gummier, whereas the originals were a bit duller in comparison.—
Lisa DeSantis,
Glamour,
29 July 2025
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Changeable conditions usually make for exciting races, but 2025 was a bit dull.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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